ἀφορισμός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀφορίζω (aphorizō, “mark off, separate”)

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /apʰorizmós/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /apʰorizmós/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /aɸorizmós/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /aforizmós/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /afoɾizmós/

Noun

ἀφορισμός (genitive ἀφορισμοῦ) m, second declension; (aphorismos)

1. limitation
2. separation, distinction
   1. definition
   2. aphorism

Inflection

Second declension of ἀφορισμός, ἀφορισμοῦ

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἀφορισμός	ἀφορισμώ	ἀφορισμοί
Genitive	ἀφορισμοῦ	ἀφορισμοῖν	ἀφορισμῶν
Dative	ἀφορισμῷ	ἀφορισμοῖν	ἀφορισμοῖς
Accusative	ἀφορισμόν	ἀφορισμώ	ἀφορισμούς
Vocative	ἀφορισμέ	ἀφορισμώ	ἀφορισμοί

References

• LSJ 7th edition